Legal Opinion

People Ex Rel. Spinks v. Harris

New York Court of Appeals

Decided April 9, 1981PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*785OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed and the application for a writ of habeas corpus granted.

On August 26, 1978 relator was released from custody pursuant to an order of the Board of Parole. Release on that date was consistent with a certification made by the Department of Correctional Services that at that time relator would have completed service of his minimum term. Subsequently, however, some correctional employee, or employees, concluded that the Parole Board’s order was based upon an erroneous computation and that relator should be…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. Steven Bangs v. Walter William SmithCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2023
  2. Tremarco v. New York State Board of ParoleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  3. Hurd v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2015
  4. People ex rel. Mirra v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
  5. Tremarco v. New York State Board of ParoleNew York Supreme Court · 1981

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